Chapter 29

"How dare you pull a stunt like this on us!"

Mak Hwi showed no mercy just because she was a woman.

Mak Hwi was furious that Yang Inmyeong had drunk such a drink. The unconscious woman slumped down.

If it ended there, it would have been good, but Mak Hwi hadn't even started yet.

Grabbing her by the hair, Mak Hwi asked Jeok Leegeon,

"Hey, how about working under me?"

She made the offer because she knew Yang Inmyeong was interested in Jeok Leegeon.

Then Jeok Leegeon grinned.

"I'm a little busy."

At that moment, the cook came out with the money.

Jeok Leegeon snatched the receipt and the pouch full of money as if grabbing them. At a glance, it looked like it was well over three thousand nyang.

"Uwahahahaha! This is all money earned from selling poop."

Once again, some of the weak-stomached people vomited.

"Well, then, we'll leave the rest to you elders and be on our way."

As if he had finished his business, Jeok Leegeon took Jeong Charyeon's hand and left the place.

Jeong I-chu politely greeted Yang Inmyeong and followed them out.

After they left, Mak Hwi said quietly to Yang Inmyeong.

"He's an interesting kid."

"More than that."

Yang Inmyeong's eyes deepened.

"The moment I first saw that child, I was overwhelmed by a feeling I thought I would never feel again."

"What is that?"

"It was the feeling of the day I got the Shoutern Mountains Alliance in my hands. The feeling of trembling, excitement, and emptiness, and at the same time, the ambition to put the Central Plains in my hands with even greater ambition. That feeling was revived."

"Is that child that special?"

"I don't know. Why I felt that way."

Only then did Mak Hwi acknowledge Jeok Leegeon's specialness. The fact that Yang Inmyeong didn't know was special in itself. Yang Inmyeong, as she knew him, was a person with the insight to see through all humans.

"Interesting, really interesting. Hahahaha!"

As the laughter grew louder, Yang Inmyeong's eyes deepened endlessly.

Meanwhile, Jeok Leegeon and Jeong Charyeon were diligently returning home.

Jeong I-chu's favorability towards Jeok Leegeon had skyrocketed.

"Thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have been in big trouble."

"Of course. Who else but me would be able to do such a great job?"

"......"

Yeah, that's right. Who else but you could make me want to punch you in a situation like this?

"I look forward to being treated as a benefactor from now on."

Just say one more word.

Jeong I-chu's pace quickened.

It seemed like he was avoiding listening to Jeok Leegeon's useless boasting, but that wasn't the case.

As soon as he got out of there, all sorts of thoughts began to flood his mind.

What if Jeok Leegeon hadn't broken the deal like that? How would he have gotten the nine hundred nyang? He would have had to borrow money from all over the place.

Money aside, it was about power. He had met him several times and thought they had a good relationship. The betrayal of a human being hurt Jeong I-chu's heart.

Suddenly, he remembered Im Cha-bok, the military officer who had embezzled funds and ran away a long time ago. He had vowed never to be betrayed again after that, but he had been fooled again.

Moreover, if it was instigated by the Palm Heart Clan, this was no ordinary problem. He was troubled in many ways.

Seeing Jeong I-chu's flustered back, Jeong Charyeon sighed.

She could feel how sad her father was right now.

Jeok Leegeon, walking side by side, rubbed his stomach.

"Ah, I'm hungry."

Jeong Charyeon smiled faintly.

Jeong Charyeon glanced at Jeok Leegeon.

Jeok Leegeon yawned with a blank face, his mouth wide open.

A guy who doesn't have any tension even with the Unrivaled Beauty of the Murim in front of him.

Jeong Charyeon said with a smile.

"Let's go. Let's have dinner together."

"I'll go if you grill me meat."

Ugh, this meat obsession.

"...I'll grill it for you."

After saying that, she felt embarrassed for some reason. She had never poured even a glass of water for another man, let alone grilled meat. So, she added a word as if she was deliberately being mean.

"Instead, you buy the meat. You made a lot of money, right?"

"Okay, okay."

Jeok Leegeon was happy like a child at the thought of eating meat.

"Euhahahaha! Meat, wait for me! I'm coming! Get the grill ready and wait. Call all the family members too. Let's have a feast today. Hahaha!"

Get the grill ready?

Is that all you're going to make the Unrivaled Beauty of the Murim do?

Jeong Charyeon finally chuckled as she looked at Jeok Leegeon's back as he ran off to buy the most delicious meat in the Infinite.

Ah, he's really an unknowable guy.